D Murphy 7 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Being recently single I was wondering if there were any activities for similar passengers to get together on the ship..I am traveling on the Grandeur of The Seas Not looking for a "hhohup" but it would be nice to meet some people who are unattached on the cruise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PocketsRN 95 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Look for the "solo traveler meet & mingle" on your cruise compass once you get aboard. It's usually the first or second night, and again a few days later on longer cruises. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 25,041 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 The ship will post a time for a Solo Travelers meeting place but they do not plan or organize activities for any group, single travelers included. Past Cruise Compass from previous guests of Grandeur can be found on this site here: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass?ship=291 Here is an example: 11:30 Solo Traveller's and Single Get-Together The R-Bar is open to anyone on the ship and there won't be anyone from the crew there to facilitate the get together. It's left up to those that attend to make something of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjac 2,592 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 There's a bulletin board around the customer service desk where groups also post meetings/events. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monctonguy 1,638 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Don't count on relying on those.....not sure how many ppl attend and to be honest....its pretty hard to tell who is there for the solo meet up and whos is there for a drink and not single. My advice would be to spend some time where its causal and open areas...easy to move around and strike up conversations. of course, getting involved in some of the activities may make it easier to start up a conversation with someone during the event or seeing them after and chatting to them about it.. if your a smoker, you will have no probably meeting people to hang out with...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedNoodles 4,431 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, monctonguy said: Don't count on relying on those.....not sure how many ppl attend and to be honest....its pretty hard to tell who is there for the solo meet up and whos is there for a drink and not single. My advice would be to spend some time where its causal and open areas...easy to move around and strike up conversations. of course, getting involved in some of the activities may make it easier to start up a conversation with someone during the event or seeing them after and chatting to them about it.. if your a smoker, you will have no probably meeting people to hang out with...... I went to one the first night of my Mariner cruise up at Ellington's and there was nobody there, lol. I'm one of those people who's totally ok hanging with myself though, so it didn't bother me. ellcee and bhageerah 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rtread 215 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 19 hours ago, D Murphy said: Not looking for a "hhohup" but it would be nice to meet some people who are unattached on the cruise I'm not single and not going on Grandeur but was wondering what a "hhohup" is...….just curious KLA, PocketsRN, Fuzzywuzzy and 3 others 2 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellcee 1,504 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I went to the singles/solo trivia a few times and I seemed to be the only solo traveler. Plus, they lied, people played in groups. I played on my own which annoyed me because they had a better chance of winning. At the end of the day I'm fine on my own and met enough people when I wanted to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D Murphy 7 Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 It seems I neglected to use spell check on my post. I have not hhohuped up in quite awhile LOL Thanks for your input bhageerah, teddy, ellcee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 10,657 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 20 hours ago, monctonguy said: Don't count on relying on those.....not sure how many ppl attend and to be honest....its pretty hard to tell who is there for the solo meet up and whos is there for a drink and not single. I definitely agree. While these events exist, I have never found them to be particularly helpful because they are sparely attended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KLA 1,813 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 One thing I know I've seen suggested here before is request a set dining time (early or late seating) and request to be placed with a large table of people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzywuzzy 890 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Big Dawg Ron, cdixon22, Skigoofy and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzywuzzy 890 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just kidding! Best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Dawg Ron 110 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Speaking from experience, Royal doesn’t do a very good job IMO for the solo/single cruiser. Don’t waste your time going to those solo events because nobody knows who’s who. KLA made a great point and it’s something I did and that is ask to be seated at a large table in the MDR. I made a ton of friends this way. Get to know the staff, they are very helpful and friendly and can be a big help. Also a lot of cruises these days have Facebook groups created and that’s a great way to meet new people, even Cruise Critic. I went through the exact thing you did in 2016 and now I cruise with tons of friends and I haven’t looked back. Good kuck! ellcee 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floski 1,222 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 You could also go to your ship's FB page and see if there is an event for your specific cruise. It may prove a little helpful ahead of time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KLA 1,813 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, Big Dawg Ron said: Get to know the staff, they are very helpful and friendly and can be a big help. This is something I genuinely enjoy doing while on board ships, no matter who I'm with. rtread and teddy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chonseylee 10 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Another good place to meet people is at the MDR breakfast. You're seated at large random tables and can meet many new people. Don't be shy about asking if anybody is planning the same activity or excursion. I've meet & had great times with people who were strangers hours before. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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